MSUM Recording Studio

Guidelines

 

• Be sure to lock all of the doors when you leave. If you go out for even a minute, make sure the outer door is locked.
• Keep in mind that you are the person responsible for all behaviour and all equipment during your time in the studio. Any guest musicians or friends in the studio with you need to understand that. If anything happens, it is your responsibility, so make sure you inform your colleagues how to treat the equipment, the facilities, and each other.
• Do not take food or drink into the Control Room or the Tracking Room. Leave them out in the hallway. Make sure your colleagues understand this.
• Be sure to put away all equipment, back up and remove your files from the computer, zero out the console and put away all patch cords. Make sure your colleagues treat the cables, headphones, mic stands, and everything else with care. You may need to show them how to use the equipment properly. It is your responsibility.
• If you encounter any technical problems, please inform me as soon as possible. It is a good idea to also note problems (and even discoveries of neat tricks) in the Log Book.If something fails or breaks during your time in the studio, for whatever reason, you must inform me immediately. Chances are it will be a problem that can be fixed in some way or other. It is very irresponsible to leave a problem "hidden" until someone else comes along and discovers it, and most likely can't do what they had planned to do because of it.
• If you are not going to be using your studio time, for some reason, you may note that on the schedule on the door, or inform me. This way, someone else may be able to plan an extra session in the studio in your place.
• If you do not show up by 15 minutes after the hour, the studio is no longer yours for the rest of the hour. You will have to wait until the next hour if you have any left.
• Be sure to allow time in your session for putting things away, backing files up, etc.